Total Minimum Credits to Complete: 62-64
Notes:
1. Students planning to transfer to VCU School of Social Work or VSU Department of Social Work must maintain a grade of “B” or better in the following HMS/MEN core sequence courses: HMS 100, MEN 101, MEN 102, MEN 190 and MEN 196. All other students must obtain a grade of “C” or better in the following core sequence courses in order to remain in the Human Services program: HMS 100, MEN 101, MEN 102, MEN 190 and MEN 196.
2. Students who plan to transfer to VCU or VSU must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better to transfer to their respective BSW programs.
3. It is strongly recommended that students complete all developmental coursework in English before enrolling in HMS 100.
4. Students who plan to transfer to VCU School of Social Work or VSU Department of Social Work Program must enroll in the Social Work designated section of HMS 100 and earn a minimum grade of “B”.
5. Students planning to transfer to VCU School of Social Work or VSU Department of Social Work programs must follow the HMS/MEN core sequence and complete HMS 100 prior to enrolling into MEN 101 and complete HMS 100, and MEN 101 prior to enrolling in MEN 102. In addition, MEN 102 should be completed prior to enrolling into MEN 190 and MEN 196.
6. The coordinated practice courses, MEN 190 and MEN 196, are co-requisites and must be taken in the same semester. Students, (under professional supervision) engage in practical hands-on training consisting of 100 hours in outside agencies. All coordinated practice placements must be pre-approved by the course instructor and Program Head. Students are expected to interview for and be accepted into a practicum prior to the first day of their MEN 190 and MEN 196 classes. Students completing a coordinated practice in human services may be subjected to criminal background checks as well as, sex offender registry checks and/or a TB screening or other health tests as a condition of their placement into training sites. Students will be expected to cover any costs incurred for these procedures. Background checks may also be required as a condition of employment. Students must be 18 years or older to complete an internship. Students who are not yet 18 years of age or who are convicted felons or are on the sex offender registry in any state may not be able to secure training sites/practicums. This in turn, will prevent them from completing the requirements for the Human Services degrees and certificates.
7. Students who plan to transfer to VCU School of Social Work will require one of the following Humanities courses: Religion (REL230), or ENG LIT 241, 242, 251 or 252 or a Philosophy course, PHI 101. Students planning to transfer to VSU must take an English Literature course. However, CST 100, CST 105 and CST 115 may not be used to satisfy humanities elective requirements.
8. Students who plan to transfer to VCU School of Social Work must take ENG 210 Advanced Composition as a general elective. Students planning to transfer to the VSU Department of Social Work must take CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking as a general elective.
9. Students who plan to transfer to VSU Department of Social Work must take one Human Biology lab science, BIO 101. And a second Math which is MTH 245, a statistics course as a requirement for admission and do not need a second lab science course.
10. Students who plan to transfer to VCU School of Social Work or VSU Department of Social Work must take MTH 154.
11. Students should consult with their faculty advisors about appropriate language courses. Students who plan to transfer to VCU School of Social work must take a foreign language. Sign Language is an acceptable elective for VCU. Students who plan to transfer to VSU Department of Social Work may take a global studies course in place of a foreign language. Some of the Global Studies courses include courses such as: HIS 111, HIS 112: ENG 253 or 254, PLS 241, REL 230 or GEO 220 World Geography.
12. All students including transfer students who complete Sign Language as their language requirement, and all students who plan to transfer to VSU and take a three credit Global Studies course, may need to take an additional one credit course to fulfill the missing fourth credit requirement for language and for graduation. VCU does not accept Language course CLEP.
13. Students who plan to transfer to VCU School of Social Work or VSU Department of Social Work must complete a Letter of Interest after successfully completing 15 credits toward the Pre-Social Work Specialization Degree at John Tyler Community College and send it to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at VCU Office of Undergraduate Admissions or VSU Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
14. Students planning to transfer to VSU must complete a 3 credit, SOWK 260: History of Social Welfare (1600 to the present) course as a prerequisite to admission into the Department of Social Work at VSU. VSU will be offering this course so that incoming students can complete it prior to their first semester in the VSU, Department of Social Work program.
15. Both VCU and VSU require a History course for the Social Science Elective.
